Washington: As international concern grows over Pakistan's deal with the Taliban in the troubled North West Frontier Province, the US has said it will seek a "fuller explanation" from Islamabad on the issue.
State Department spokesperson Gordon Duguid said, "We are discussing the issue. We'll wait and see what their fuller explanation is for us. As I understand it, Islamic law is within the Constitutional framework of Pakistan. So I don't know that is particularly an issue for anyone outside of Pakistan to discuss."
According to the peace deal, Pakistan has agreed to enforce Islamic law in the tribal areas in North West Frontier Province as part of a peace deal with the Taliban militants, who have announced a 10-day ceasefire.
In the past, when former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf entered into a peace agreement with the militants in the tribal areas of the country bordering Afghanistan, the US at a later stage was very critical of such an pact. However, the agreement failed to yield the desired results.
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